PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DAT. - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

4 August 65 04/12472 Sacramento, California

1, SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION s |
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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

or pale Missile lauched from Vendonberg AFB at 12432

§. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIE® SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Ball of light, silver in color with long vapor trail trave

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION MW Seti mated altitude of 5,000 ft.:

Grown -Visual

8. PHOTOS

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Ga. cate or insormatiow: 1, AUGUST 1965 12. onvommaror: SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION}

McCLELLAN AFB, CALIFORNIA :
$s. PLACE ano oat# of aco: SOS K St. Clunie Hotel ,, sasparen oy:
Sacramento, California Pat mn Warl W. prhey

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_ JOUR. ARMSTRONG, Major, USAF
F Chief, Scty & Law Enforcement Div
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unie Hotel
Sacramento, Californ

1S. sumMARY:

Mr, @CMMiens contacted police headquarters and stated that he had observed
an object like a ball of light, silver in color, with a long vapor trail,
aoproximately the size of a dime, traveling in a northwesterly direction, at
aporoximately the altitude of 5,000 feet. MrqqMstated the ooject was visible
for )} minutes and disappeared. Sighting was made visually at 055 hours

hy a ses ~ so stated that the object was also sighted by a lir.

,» 805 K St., Clunie Hotel, Sacramento, California.

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A. ; DRSCRIPIION: (Leave Rlank) |

1. Shave - like a ball,

2. Size - size of a dine,
3. Golor - silver, glowing
le Number ~ one

5. N/A
6. Features - round, intense light in front, like a large ball of fire,

7. Tail/Exhaust - long vapor trail.
&, Sound - none,
9, Course ~ northwesterly direction.

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:

1. While in hotel lobby observed a large ball of fire moving ina
northwesterly direction,

2. Angle of elevation wren first observed - directly overhead.

3. Angle of elevation upon disappearance - over northwesterly horizon,

bh, Description of flight path - straight northwesterly direction.

5S. Manner of disappearance - over horizon,
6, Length of time in sight -, minutes.

C. MANNER CF OBSERVATION:
1, Ground visual.
D, TIME & DATE G@ SIGHTING:

1. 1247 Zulu, k August 1965
2. Dawn
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E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER:
1. 805 K St., Hotel Clunie lobby, Sacramento, California

iF. TDENTIFYING INFOAMATION OF OBSERVER:

1. Civilian - Mr gee , 27 years of age.

G, WEATHER AND WINDS:

1. Wind - .120 § knots,

2. Temperature - 600

3. Dew Point - 2

h. No clouds - clear

5. Visibility - 25 miles

6 Air traffic - no McClellan air traffic

7. No existence of physical evidence, (Materials or photographs)

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